Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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